The Second Day of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine

The Champagne house mentioned yesterday in this space, Ayala, was founded in 1860. For today's entry, we skip back one year to 1859, when the house of Duval-Leroy was established by the melding of two well-known families in Champagne. Duval-Leroy is still run by the family, with Carol Duval-Leroy at the head, assisted by her sons, Julien, Charles and L…